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Now as far as the sequel, I loved it unlike almost everyone who has seen it.

Why? Did you love it, I mean -I ask because I've seen the first one and didn't bother with the second because of it. But I mean if it's good, or an interesting new take on the series like I hoped his first one would be -I would probably want to see it. I don't much like horror movies in general, but I like the original Halloween and had hoped Rob Zombie would do something crazy with it.

Oh yeah I love the guy's work. I have read everything he has published at least once.

My signed book of his is one of my treasures.

If you like Pratchett, do you also like Robert Rankin? I always recommend him to Pratchett fans as they have quite similar styles, though Rankin generally sets his stories in England rather than a fantasy world.

Edit - regarding those filmed versions - be warned, the only people I know that really liked those are not fans of his books.

Grindhouse, eh? I was talking about those movies in another thread a few weeks back. I heard there was a fake trailer between those movies with a guy fucking a turkey. Called Thanksgiving Day or Happy Thanksgiving or some shit. My friend Jose told me that, like years ago and I never knew if he was putting me on but I didn't care -couldn't stop laughing. It's funny either way.

On a Chuck reading kick. Burned through Fight Club today. Just started Invisible Monsters.

I promise not to think less of you if you end up stopping about halfway through the oeuvre.

I'm in the middle of Stephen Graham Jones's horror collection, The Ones That Got Away. Insanely good. If you haven't read him before, this would be an excellent introduction, this or his Bleed Into Me collection.

I went to library and wanted to borrow Slaughterhouse-Five but it was already borrowed by someone, so I took Perfume: The Story of a Murderer instead. That should do as quick read before Slaughterhouse-Five returns.

About half way through Satre's 'The Age of Reason'. Which is easily my most enjoyable read in some time... One of those books that are so easy to read because you like it so much, but you sort of don't want to chew through it too quickly for the same reason. Luckily it's the first part of a trilogy, yay for me.

Just started The Samaritan, which I'm really digging so far. My dads stealing my kindle for a week so I have to rush to read what I want off of it.

That's one of the best books I've ever read. I don't know -I hope I'm not setting you up for disappointment, but the characters just did it for me on a reader level that I don't get to all that often. Hope you enjoy that book.

Only 20% in and enjoying it so far. Enjoying the friendship with the guy and can see how well it's written. Some of the metaphors and descriptions make me envious I didn't come up with them. Perhaps the whole stick ball thing is lost on me because it's such an American sport. However, I can't fault the writer for that as he is writing about what he knows. Excited to see how it progresses.

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